Date of action: 1881

7 Victoria Crosses won in 1881.

January 1881

  1. John Frederick Mccrea14 January 1881Surgeon, 1st Cape Mounted Yeomanry. South African Forces · Basuto War
  2. John Danaher16 January 1881Trooper, Nourse's Horse · First Boer War
  3. James Murray16 January 1881Lance-Corporal, 2nd Battalion. Connaught Rangers · First Boer War
  4. John Doogan28 January 1881Private, 1st Dragoon Guards · First Boer War
  5. Alan Richard Hill*28 January 1881Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment · First Boer War

February 1881

  1. James Osborne22 February 1881Private, 2nd Battalion. Northamptonshire Regiment · First Boer War
  2. Joseph John Farmer27 February 1881Provisional Lance-Corporal, Army Hospital Corps (Royal Army Medical Corps) · First Boer War